A NEW PHOTOSENSORY FUNCTION FOR SIMPLE PHOTORECEPTORS, THE INTRINSICALLY PHOTORESPONSIVE NEURONS OF THE SEA SLUG ONCHIDIUM

A new photosensory function for simple photoreceptors, the intrinsically photoresponsive neurons of the sea slug Onchidium

Simple photoreceptors, namely intrinsically light-sensitive neurons without microvilli and/or cilia, have long been known to exist in the central ganglia of crayfish, Dryer Drum Bearing Aplysia, Onchidium, and Helix.These simple photoreceptors are not only first-order photosensory cells, but also second-order neurons (interneurons), relaying severa

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Sometimes Surgery is the Only Way to Make a Diagnosis and Treat the Patient: A Case of Congenital Partial Absence of Pericardium

Introduction: A 47-year-old Caucasian woman with a Work Lights past medical history of multiple ablative procedures for supraventricular arrhythmias and pacemaker implantation presented with increasing shortness of breath.The initial working diagnosis of the team treating her was ablation-induced pulmonary stenosis, especially after the recording o

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